Lilly At the Beach Peek #1

Apr 21, 2009

JEEPERS! Its been QUIET! Where is everyone? Are you getting my email updates? I got some emails with people saying they have not gotten them in over a week!

Maybe Im just not that interesting this week?! LOL! I don’t blame you! (:D) I can really babble on, and yesterday I had tons of posts! YIKES! Did I scare you? Anywho…..lets talk about todays eye candy.

I’m so lucky to be part of a team that gives me such wonderful images to work with!!

This month is NO exception 😀 Today we are all peeking Lily at the Beach! She is super cool and ready for summer!!

She is being released on April 23rd!

Fun Friends

HOLY SMOKES do I love this image! WOW!

It was so fun to color! The turtle is beyond adorable-beyond! ANotehr image I totally love-turtles. I just love turtle “cartoon” images. I don’t think turtles in real life are that cute!!! Although when we went to Hawaii it was very cool!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED the turtles-even swam next to some. I got scared to death when one swam into me while I was snorkeling, that I gashed my knee on a coral reef, and still have a huge scar. I was then terrified that a shark would detect the blood and eat me alive! Yes, surprisingly I can be a little dramatic (and I wonder where the kids get it from :D).

I wanted BRIGHT and CHEERY!! I love the colors and pop this has.

I had fun layering this. Would make a great sketch too 😀 I had no idea which sentiment to use, so I left it blank.

Speaking of POP

I cut Lily’s head, and the turtle head for a 3D POP! I then re-popped the flower on her hat for a bit more WOW! LOVE it.

The flowers were great for texture and matched the entire ensemble, I think.

Fun in the sun

I was inspired by my Sketch 31 for this creation, but fear I was way off on the challenge! LOL! Oh well it was a start right?

I wanted her in summery colors-so I was thinking sun, sand and water!

I airbrushed the sky, and sand. I made the sand even more so “sandy” with various DOTS of my marker.

I pierced free-hand my clouds in the sky. I thought it was cute 😀 How can ANY Lily card not be right?! Added a subtle detail, that I liked.

58 Responses for "Lilly At the Beach Peek #1"

Hi Lauren:) I’ve been following your blog for a couple weeks now and I absolutely LOVE all your creations. I recently started making and selling my own cards and you and the other PTI designers give me such wonderful ideas. Any suggestions of a good place to buy copic markers? I’m saving up for them and have been searching around for a good deal. Thanks!

These are SO cute Lauren– they put me in a summer mood too— I’m with you on the NO COATS in the summer— I despise bundling up three kids— it seems like we get everywhere earlier and we’re all less grumpy!! My other spring/summer favorite is smores by our firepit at night— my boys just love it and it’s so relaxing to sit by the fire!!

WOW! I love these new Lily images 🙂 I can’t WAIT for the release and you did an awesome job (as usual) showcasing them 🙂
My favorite thing about summer is long days at the beach with nothing to do but relax and enjoy and watch the kids play!

I tried to resist Lily & Billy and did so well until Enchanted Lily was released. There was no way for me to resist then. This set looks to be a perfect one for my DD as well — she is a water bug. Fantastic cards!

You had me giggling at the turtle story — we have a zoo close to our house and were just there last week. It was lunch time for the turtles — I’ve never seen them eat before. Rabbit food for them and WOW can they get a lot in those little mouths!

Oh my, summertime Lilly is sooooo cute!! I just have to have her! Great job on the turtle, I also have a very fond memory of 2 giant turtles at the zoo here in St. Louis, but I don’t think I can post it…ha! I really love how you color your images, I am just learninig to use my Copics and really have learned a lot from your site! Keep up the good work!!!

Your cards, and the images, are absolutely adorable. I love that you are able to really convey a feeling with your cards. The first one is so bright and cheerful, and the second is very relaxed like a day at the beach.

Hey you 🙂 LOVE these!!! hee hee – that Lily on th Turtle is just TOO cute! Wow!! Glad you used it 😉

My favorite part of Summer is sitting on the porch in the evening watching the kids play…with a cuppa in my hand….aaahhhhh….that and musters…but that’s a completely different kind of feeling. Seeing long time friends from far away, hanging out and jamming.

Very cute images 🙂 Love that turtle too. Just stopping by to see what is up. Keep that inspiration going …. if it helps, you inspire so many people…let that pump you up if you can. Have a creative day!!

Lauren these are super cute!! I love the colors you chose for each card!!!! My fav. thing about the summer is taking my daughter swimming. She is almost 4 and absolutely LOVES it!! 🙂 Thanks for listening!

I have been here and sneaking peeks at your eye candy. It has been crazy, crazy, crazy here and is only going to continue.
I love PCS and their great images. I love the first card with the turtle. I was sitting there trying to figure out how to mask things to make it Billy instead of Lily. With being a mom of boys I gotta try and rethink some things to work.
I love the summer, basking in the sun, sitting on the beach, baseball. I love it all. I just wish it wasn’t so HOT in Southern California, I can’t wait to get out again.

this is my favorite time for the fact my sister will have vacation soon (she’s a teacher), there will be rummages, and my niece and nephew come up for a visit. Boy do I miss them. Also can’t wait to go swimming.

Wow, simply beautiful sneak peeks, Lauren! I just love your coloring of Lily and the fantastic colors of both your cards!! It’s always fun to see what you come up with on sneak peek days!! Can’t wait to see your sneak peeks for tomorrow!! Beautiful job!

I Love all the things you do!! You are a source of inspiration!!! Thanks for sharing!!! I’m from Mérida, Venezuela and we only have raining season or really warm season, when is really warm i love to be outside and rest or read!!! Have a great day ; )
Best wishes!!

You are too funny! How can anyone tire of you? Well I take that back…I get tired from all your enthusiasm and boundless energy! LOL! Great cards! Always that punch of something unexpected (the popped up heads and pierced clouds…wow!).

My favorite thing about summer is that I DON’T HAVE TO WORK!!!! Teaching is such a stressful job, but having the summer off is so worth it! I used to work as an accountant, and worked TONS of hours all year round, so having time off in the summer is absolutely fantastic for me…it’s like recharging my batteries! Can’t wait…9 more weeks! Bring it on!

That turtle picture is just adorable! (and it brings back good memories) We got to take an amazing trip to Uganda, Africa and got the opportunity to do a Lily: ride giant turtles! How cool is that? They were 150 years and 3 feet tall! You could literally ride them. Super cute projects as always… and I’m still working on that template challenge 😉

OMG…how adorable! Where do you come up with some of these ideas?! Paper pierced clouds?! How clever!! I also love how you popped Lilly and the turtles head and the flower on her hat. It really is an adorable image…I need to invest :O)

Oh…I forgot to share my favorite part of summer. I love the abundant sunlight. Seriously…it just makes me a happier person. That’s probably why I loved Hawaii so much 🙁 Living there for six years spoiled me! Now I just wait for the long days of summer to really enjoy it :O)

Lilly is so cute! I just got my first Lilly and Billy set from PCS. I got the dress up set! I have made one birthday card with her and ran out of time to take a picture…so typical of me! Great cards Lauren as usual!!!!!
I love sitting by my moms pool with my family! WE are out there all day long then have a BBQ! Zain, my 2 year old LOVES the water and we all have so much fun! I also LOVE the 8pm night summer walks!

You’re such an artist! I LOVE how you can color images, I don’t think I’m there myself =) Anyway, keep the eye candy coming! And yes, I love the summer except that the last few days here in Northern California has been a bit too hot ( like 90’s) and being pregnant is not making it easier. Anyway, I thankful we have some heat and we’re all healthy. Praise God!
—Jacqui